URI Alumni

06/03/2026

Dr. Thomas Mather, a.k.a The TickGuy, talks to Michael Kosta about ...

06/03/2026

As Meade Stadium undergoes an exciting transformation, Rhody Football will play its 2026 home season at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket.

But don't worry—we're bringing the Rhody spirit everywhere! Join us for special events across RI and beyond all season long, including the Governor's Cup on October 3, Rhody WinterFest, and nationwide game watches for the URI vs. PC men's basketball matchup in December.

A whole new game—same Rhody pride! 💙🐏

06/02/2026

Join the Rams on the Rhode this summer! Meet and greet with new Vice President and Director of Athletics Pat Lyons, Head Football Coach Jim Fleming, Head Men's Basketball Coach Archie Miller, and Head Women's Basketball Coach Colleen Mullen. Hear from athletics staff and mingle with fellow URI alumni and supporters!

https://ow.ly/9Qgr50Z5FTB

06/02/2026

While on campus for the University of Rhode Island's Commencement last month, Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph took time before stepping onto the Ryan Center stage to sit down with URI entrepreneurs and alumni founders for a more intimate conversation. The fireside chat offered a behind-the-scenes look at innovation, resilience, and what it really takes to turn an idea into something lasting. Inspiring the next generation of URI innovators along the way!

KINGSTON, R.I. – May 21, 2026 – Before taking the stage at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center, well-known American entrepreneur Marc Randolph had an important stop to make. Netflix’s co-founder and former CEO was on campus to address College of Business graduates as commencement ke...

06/01/2026

A walk down memory lane never gets old. ✨

More than 50 years after graduation, URI Golden Grads returned to campus to celebrate the memories, friendships, and experiences that continue to connect them.

Thank you for coming home to celebrate with us.

Rhody, Rhody, Rhody!

06/01/2026

A homegrown solution to Rhode Island’s primary care crisis.

In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, URI President Marc Parlange details how the proposed public medical school at URI must be part of a thoughtful combination of short- and long-term solutions, grounded in robust state investment, to strengthen Rhode Island’s healthcare system today and secure it into the future. Read more:

To move forward with creating a public medical school at URI, it will require a long-term commitment from the state, writes the university’s president.

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

KINGSTON, R.I. – May 22, 2026 – A quartet of University of Rhode Island students and their faculty mentors have each been awarded mini-grants to help support their research into quantum computing. Christina Chakar, Ali Ghaderi, Jack Kenneweg and Calder Puckett received the monetary awards as par...

05/27/2026

Rhode Island’s food system is deeply connected, and URI alumni are continuing to strengthen those ties through community impact across the state.

Kaylie Hanisak ’25 (left) and Lauren Gardner ’25 (right) first met through their experiences with the URI Cooperative Extension Fellowships in 2024. Kaylie was an Agriculture and Food Systems Fellow and Lauren was an Energy Fellow.

This May, during Compost Month, Kaylie coordinated and delivered three hands-on sustainability lessons at Nathan Bishop Middle School through the Rhode Island School Recycling Project. There, she unexpectedly reunited with Lauren, now teaching at the school through Teach For America.

“Walking into the school and seeing Lauren again was such a full-circle moment,” says Kaylie. “It reminded me that education and food systems are deeply interconnected, and that community partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration are essential to building stronger systems for all Rhode Islanders.”

Together, they taught Lauren's 20 students about composting, Rhode Island’s landfill challenges, and sustainable food systems before guiding a classroom microgreens planting activity.

Kaylie recently earned her master’s degree in Urban Education Policy at Brown University, a program that partners with Teach For America — making the reunion an even more meaningful full-circle moment!

05/26/2026

URI is pleased to announce Pamela Swett has been named dean of the URI College of Arts and Sciences following a national search.

A respected academic leader and scholar, Swett has led initiatives focused on interdisciplinary education, research support, and civic engagement as dean of the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University.

Please join us in welcoming her to URI!

Full announcement at the link below:
➡️ https://www.uri.edu/news/2026/05/university-of-rhode-island-appoints-pamela-swett-dean-of-the-college-of-arts-and-sciences/